Organizational Control Mechanisms in Non-Project Based Organizations. A Case Study of Asian Projects

Further, as several studies in the project management context highlight the need to tailor the approach according to the project types, this study focuses on understanding how the control mechanisms vary across different types of projects executed by non-project based organizations. The outcome may be important for anyone seeking to explore the domain of project governance for better management of projects. Further, as the importance of the projects grow, management of the same also becomes crucial in terms of monitoring and controlling. However, as non-project based organizations lack distinctive project management approach, their project are controlled and monitored by the inherent management control system. Today organizations of all kinds implement projects. A qualitative study was conducted with eight project managers of respective projects implemented by seven companies from China and Nepal where distinct organizational control mechanisms dominated distinct project types in rolling out successful projects. While, several studies have highlighted that different organization control mechanisms are exercised at varying degree, there is a dearth of study done in project context.

However, it's quite effective, because one of two things will happen. Either the person will lose weightвЂ”a polarity responseвЂ” which is the outcome he is working toward anyway, or they will gain eleven pounds. Typically they don't gain ten or twelve, they gain eleven. Since they were able to accomplish that, the behavioral presupposition is that they can control what they weigh. In either case it unstabilizes the situation. I've never heard of people stabilizing. Something always happens. It's the same kind of maneuver that Salvador Minuchin makes when he allies himself with a member of the family to throw the system out of kilter. This is a really nice example of a transfer of a therapeutic technique to the organizational context. Let me offer you another utilization. As soon as you notice that the challenging behavior is disruptive, you can interrupt the process, and say "Look, one of the things I've discovered is that it's useful to assign people specific functions in a group. In my experience of consulting and working with organizations, I have found that this is a useful way of organizing meetings ...»

Grassroots Marketing of Environmental Non-Profit Organizations. An Organizational Guide and ManualLos Angeles' small, grassroots environmental non-profit organizations are not optimizing their public relations or their social marketing practices to the public in ways that maximize recruitment of members, volunteers and supporters. This is a challenge for most small environmental non-profits. As prerequisites to discussing the topic, it also covers: o The marketing continuum of the environmental movement, o The history of the environmental movement in the United States, o American public conceptions surrounding environmentalism and ecology, o And,different marketing theories and techniques that can relate to grassroots environmental non-profit organizations. This thesis is meant to be a guide to marketing staff and volunteers of local environmental non-profits, in order to help them to better convey their missions and messages to the people of their communities, by: • Describing the marketing practices of a few small, grassroots environmental non-profit organizations, • Analyzing case studies of those organizations, • Presenting suggestions for marketing and public relations, • Offering tools for social marketers of grassroots environmental non-profit organizations.2781 руб 2010 год 200 стр. мягкая обложка

Complexity Theory in the Contemporary Organization. The Development of Web-based Education at a University in the United StatesHuck argues that change in the contemporary U. S. university is the product of individual interactions that are usually inductive and parochial, but which retain the potential to cascade across an organization and transform it. This "great person" paradigm seems especially strong when such change implements a new method of meeting the organization' s central goals. Huck seeks to test this paradigm by studying the implementation of web-based education at a university in the United States. Huck' s findings, based on ethnographic field research, tend to refute the "myth" of change by a principal authority in the organization.2413 руб 2009 год 136 стр. мягкая обложка

Design and Analysis of Disc Drive Servo-Mechanical Subsystem. Advanced Control System Design ApplicationThis book focuses on the servo mechanical subsystem, it' s design and analysis, for a high capacity disc drive digital control system design and includes the overview of the various disc drive components, to mainly solicit the understandings to how such components affect the digital servo controller design requirements, which probably one of the most advanced application of modern linear control system theory. Analysis approach presents proactive resolution for any design issues that might limit the control system performance. Disc drive involves complex and advanced technologies. Digital servo control plays a significant role in the modern high capacity disc drives by accurately positioning the read write head over a data track, or by moving the head to alternate data tracks.2413 руб 2009 год 136 стр. мягкая обложка